Category: Tools and Information

Why All Employers Should Pay Attention to This New Employee Monitoring Law in New York | Inc.com

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As if you need another reason to avoid spying on your employees.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a civil rights law last November directing private employers to notify employees if they’re being monitored. The law, which went into effect earlier this month, may hold ramifications for employers more broadly, if other local lawmakers follow suit. Connecticut already hosts a similar measure, where employers in the state must issue written notice to employees if they’re being electronically monitored.

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People Are Dating All Wrong, According to Data Science | WIRED

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WHOM SHOULD YOU marry?

This may be the most consequential decision of a person’s life. The billionaire investor Warren Buffett certainly thinks so. He calls whom you marry “the most important decision that you make.”

And yet people have rarely turned to science for help with this all-important decision. Truth be told, science has had little help to offer. Scholars of relationship science have been trying to find answers. But it has proven difficult and expensive to recruit large samples of couples. The studies in this field tended to rely on tiny samples, and different studies often showed conflicting results. In 2007, the distinguished scholar Harry Reis of the University of Rochester compared the field of relationship science to an adolescent: “sprawling, at times unruly, and perhaps more mysterious than we might wish.”

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Autonomous Passenger Bus | Cool Business Ideas

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Fusion Processing has announced that an autonomous public transport project will start on-road testing this week, en route to beginning a new 14-mile pilot service ferrying passengers across a long-span suspension bridge in Scotland later this year.

Fusion Processing has partnered with Stagecoach, Alexander Dennis Ltd, Transport Scotland, Edinburgh Napier University and Bristol Robotics Laboratory for the CAVForth project, which has been in the works since 2020.

The pilot project will see five single-deck SAE Level 4 autonomous Dennis Enviro200 buses rolling over the Firth of Forth via the 1.5-mile-long (2.5-km) Forth Road Bridge to carry passengers between Ferrytool Park & Ride in Fife and the Edinburgh Train and Tram interchange.

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Emotional Intelligence | Getentrepreneurial.com

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Emotionally intelligent employees and managers bring tremendous value to companies.

  • Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand your emotions and recognize the emotions and motivations of those around you.
  • Emotional intelligence counts for twice as much as IQ and technical skills combined in determining who will be a top workplace performer.
  • When hiring for emotional intelligence, ask interview questions that prompt job candidates to describe their actions in past situations.
  • This article is for small business owners and managers interested in hiring emotionally intelligent employees.

There are many traits to look for when hiring exemplary employees. You’ll consider the candidate’s past job experience, aptitude and culture fit. However, you should focus on one trait above all else: emotional intelligence (EQ).

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What time is the Blood Moon lunar eclipse? | Live Science

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A Blood Moon total lunar eclipse will occur this weekend, and here’s when to watch it.

The sun, moon and Earth will align Sunday night for a total lunar eclipse on May 15, which occurs when the Earth moves into place between the sun and the full moon. As a result, the Earth casts a giant shadow across the lunar surface, giving the moon a striking reddish hue — which is why lunar eclipses are also referred to as blood moons.

Sunday’s full moon is also considered a supermoon, meaning it looks bigger and brighter than usual because it’s at the closest point to Earth in its orbit, also known as perigee.

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How to Rebrand Without Losing Your Audience | businessnewsdaily.com

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Learn how to change your company identity while maintaining your customer base.

  • Rebranding your company can involve updating your design, mission and name.
  • Before tackling this endeavor, consider your strategy and motivation for rebranding.
  • Engage your current customer base throughout the process.
  • This article is for small business owners seeking to rebrand.

Rebranding can take many forms, from renaming your company to implementing a new business model. While these changes are taking place, businesses must still work to connect and communicate with customers.

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15 Ways to Increase Mental Focus and Stay Sharp | How To Focus | Lifehack

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Do you feel like you’re busy all the time and that the days are getting shorter? Are you constantly overwhelmed and can’t seem to quite make your deadlines? Is the amount of time you’re able to concentrate diminishing?

If you answered yes, you’re lacking mental focus which is holding you back from your full potential.

In fact, according to a Harvard study, we spend about 47% wandering our mind.

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How overtime pay went from labor right to a rarity | Fast Company

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While in the White House, Barack Obama had ambitious plans to expand overtime pay to millions of American workers who didn’t receive it, seeking to revive the New Deal promise of a fair wage for a fair day’s work. He was partly inspired by a single mom working at a sandwich shop in Tucson, Arizona.

Elizabeth Paredes was 23 and raising a 3-year-old boy in 2015 when she concluded it was unfair that she didn’t get paid time and a half for the extra hours she put in as an assistant manager at Baggin’s Gourmet Sandwiches. She was working at least 50 hours a week at the deli chain but still wasn’t earning a higher wage for those overtime hours, leaving her struggling to pay her rent, buy groceries, and afford childcare. Paredes went to her manager to complain, but she says he replied with the words: “That’ll never happen.”

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Starting a Business from Scratch Taught Me Lessons | AllBusiness.com

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They lie! “They” being whoever tells you it is easy to go from zero to hero in six months!

Let me introduce myself. I am Candice Bernardoni, a bespoke shoe designer based on the Sunshine Coast of Australia. As a former wealth coach, I have helped hundreds of clients reach their personal and financial goals, and today I create glamorous and comfortable designer shoes for women. My unrivaled passion and enthusiasm for creating my business not only captures my clients’ attention but also encourages them to “own the room” in all aspects of life.

The reality of starting a business from scratch looks a bit like this…

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Why You Need TikTok in Your Small Business | Small Business Trends

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When people ask where they can find me on social media, I say, everywhere except TikTok”. But now I realize that so many small business owners are using videos on TikTok (and you don’t need to know how to dance!) in their marketing strategy.

The growth of Tik Tok statistics as a social media platform are nothing short of amazing. According to Sprout Social:

  • TikTok has over 1 billion monthly active users. (This is similar to Instagram and Twitter only has 330 million per month.)

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